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3rd state to ban hookah bars or lounges – Punjab
November 26 , 2018
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- Punjab becomes the third state in the country after Maharashtra and Gujarat to ban hookah bars or lounges.
- The ban was announced after the President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to a bill passed by the Punjab state assembly.
- The objective of this law is to check the use of tobacco in various forms and to prevent diseases caused by use of the tobacco products.
Note
- The Punjab state assembly has passed the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of advertisement and Regulation of trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and distribution) (Punjab Amendment) Bill 2018 in March this year.
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